Bismarck weekly tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1884-1943, 1887-07-01
lister and Ackley spent some eight days on
the grounds making measurements and

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thorough canvass of the entire work as de-
tailed in Cobby's statement.
All of the items marked "allowed" in
their reports hereuntO attached, were
either found correct as per CObby'S state
ment or else was work that was covered
up and could not be gotten at and hence
for the purpose of making this statement
Mr.. Cobby's figures were taken.
The estimates as made by McAllister
and Ackley show labor Oh ice house, coal
house, hen house, attic, etc, including car
penter and mason work, $343t.S3: labor on
sewerage and grounds, S3O67.77: lumber,
etc, other than brick used by Colby, $780,
AZ; brick used by Colby. Sl,l4S26; as per
trustee vouchers and testimony taken on
examination:
Gravel, Hugh j. Campbell ............... Is 81
Forest trees, General Dewey ............. 100 90
Sioux City Nursery, shrubs, etc.......... l91 20
Teams and conveyance. ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. 1O OO
% Eouh'aln 39S @ W ~
ruel. ''.'......'. 49, 81
Should leave 4 balance of S2,7SO.52 out of
the $24 ,45O disbersed by Colby.
AS large portion Of this work could not
be estimated, and as there is the above
shortage in the part of the workigOne over,
there is. in my estimation. as much of a
shortage as reported in my first report
The men who transacted the business for
the Dakota hospital for the insane are
either guilty of gross fraud or else grossly
of the offices to which they
were appointed, as is apparent
from this examination, as there was abso-
lutely nothing to show the business they
had done, nor the manner of doing it.
Further, that they had expended the en-
tire amount of the appropriations of which
they had taken charge. That there has
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fraud on the territory through their loose
management and way Of doing business is
apparent at every step of this examination
there being no opportunity whatever, ow
ing to the methods they employed, of hav-
ing any check whatever ON their ways and
manner OF doing business. When | went
to anktOn and commenced this inveStiga-
ton, insinuations were made that there
were gross irregularities in the coal DEAL
aside from the one mentioned in my first
report, with the Northwestern Fuel COM
, pany. This was in reference to the pur-
chase, August s, 1886, Of 260 tons of hard
coal from Mr.. Dean by Colby for the aSy-
some information since l closed the exam
inatiOn at Yankton, concerning which l
wish to at this time call your attention.
On page 81 of the testimony, Mr.. Dean
swears that in furnishing this 260 tons of
coal, that he received and delivered
all of this coal during the months
August Ii, 1886. He also states that he
sold other coal during the same time, and
yet from letter dated June 13, 1887, from
A. G. Bird, general freight agent of the
Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul railway, he
states that all of the coal shipped over his
road to Yankton during the months of
ed to 249 tons of hard coal. Mr.. Dean in
his testimony states that all of his coal was
shipped over the St Paul road. Mr.. Dean
is agent for the St. Paul road at Yankton.
From this statement it seems that Mr.
Dean has squeezed out of the A9 tons of
coal he received during this time, 260 tons
for the asylum, besides doing a retail bust
ness of which he does not pretend to give
the amount Owing to the way OF doing
business, there is absolutely no way of
checking this matter at that time. The
steward had nothing to do in keeping track
of this coal as it was delivered, this matter
having been taken out of his hands by Mr..
Colby, and Mr.. Dean has of his own mo-
! ton delivered coal to the asylum until he
was satisfied.
Colby, who had charge of this, does not
claim to have personally superintended it,
but seemed to have been satisfied with the
loose way of taking Mr.. Deans statement
of the amount furnished.
| herewith submit as part of this re-
of all the work. labor and material fur
nished by HIM during the two years he
acted as superintendent of construction
and trustee. | also submit the sworn re-
port of McAllister and Ackley and the let
ter of June Is, 1887, from the general
freight agent of the Chicago, Milwaukee &
st. Paul railroad.
All of which is respectfully submitted.
C. n. HARRIS,
Public Examiner.
THE GOVERNORS FINDINGS.
In the matter of examination and report of
the examiner relating to the manage
ment of the Dakota hospital for the in
sane at Yankton:
l have carefully examined the evidence
in this case, and with a DESIRE if possible,
to arrive at conclusion that would justify
my finding that no just cause Of complaint
existed against the trustees. / am unable
to do SO.
The act of 1885, chapter 68, section s, de-
fines the duties of the board of trustees.
Section 10 defines the duties Of the super
intendent as follows:
The superintendent of the hospital shall,
before entering upon the duties of his Of
flee, give bond to the territory of Dakota
in the penal sum of S25OO, conditioned
that he will faithfully and impartially dis
charge the duties of his Office according to
law and the bylaws of said hospital, to be
approved by said boand, and take and sub
scribe an oath faithfully and diligently to
discharge the duties required of him by
law and the bylaws of the board of trus-
tees, which bond and oath shall be filed
with the treasurer of the territory; he shall
be the chief executive officer of the hos
pital, and have entire control of the medi-
cal, moral and dietetic treatment of the |
patients: he shall employ all en-
ployes and assistants necessarily con-
nected with the institution below
the grade designated as officers in |
section 7 in this act. and may discharge
any emplOye at will, and suspend any resi- |
dent officers of the hospital, except stew
ard, being responsible to the board for the
proper exercise of that duty in regard to |
officers.
Section II defines the duties of steward |
as follows: